---
title: "African Sheath-tailed Bat"
description: "Coleura afra — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/african-sheath-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Sheath-tailed Bat

> Coleura afra — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Coleura afra*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 48
- Wikidata: [Q135132](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135132)
- iNaturalist taxon: [183177](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/183177)

## Names

- en: African Sheath-tailed Bat
- de: Afrikanische Schiebeschwanz-Fledermaus
- fr: Coléoure d’Afrique

## Countries with the most observations

KE (26), GH (5), TZ (4), GN (3), SL (3)

## Photo

![African Sheath-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-sheath-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.35869_pal_-_Coleura_afra_-_skull.jpeg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-sheath-tailed-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).